Upcoming Events

4th UN Environment Assembly

3.11 ► 3.13 | Nairobi, Kenya

Themed “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”, the Assembly covers policies, financing, technologies, partnerships and multi-stakeholder processes – are key to both solving environmental challenges, and to accelerating sustainable development more generally.

Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2019

4.11 ► 4.13 | New Delhi, India

Following the 1st Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Forum organized in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2015, the second in Melaka, Malaysia in March 2016, and the third in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in December 2017, the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2019 will be held in New Delhi, India to provide an Asia-Pacific platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation where dialogues are conducted to forge partnerships, with the ultimate goal of identifying implementable solutions and creating lasting impacts for cities in the region.

6th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

5.13 ► 5.17 | Geneva, Switzerland

First held in 2007, the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction is the world's foremost gathering on reducing disaster risk and building the resilience of communities and nations. Its sixth session will take place in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies.

Capacity Building for Local Governments on Sustainable Development for Chinese Cities

5.19 ► 5.23 | Seoul, South Korea

The training program aims to provide city officials with an opportunity to enhance sustainable and low-carbon development capacities in day-to-day city administration, to establish a platform to exchange in-depth learnings from experts of on sustainable development and to share good practices, and to encourage city-to-city cooperation in building sustainability strategies by sharing the best practices and experiences.

2019 Northeast Asian Forum on Air Quality Improvement

5.22 ► 5.23 | Seoul, South Korea

International Forum for Northeast Asian cities with the aim to explore co-benefits of air quality Improvement and climate change mitigation as well as provide up-to-date policies and technologies to tackle air pollution.

International Conference on Climate Action 2019

5.22 ► 5.23 | Heidelberg, Germany

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Heidelberg will jointly host the International Conference on Climate Action – ICCA2019.

Urban-Rural Transformation Workshop and Excursion

5.27 ► 6.1 | Taizhou, China

Coming soon.

World Circular Economy Forum

6.3 ► 6.5 | Helsinki, Finland

The World Circular Economy Forum is the global initiative of Finland and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. It brings together over 1,000 business leaders, policymakers and experts to present the world’s best circular economy solutions.

Under the framework of ICLEI’s initiative “Green Circular Cities Coalition”, we will organize a study tour to Europe on the subject of circular economy for participating cities. On the same occasion, the cities will be invited to attend the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s 2019 Summit in London on June 13, which will convene a diversity of artists, thinkers, and business and policy leaders working to create an economic system that is regenerative by design, and to offer a window into a future where widespread adoption of circular design principles combine with enabling technologies to transform the urban environment.

Eco-forum Global Guiyang 2019

6.17 | Guiyang, China

Annual Global Forum on eco-civilization development hosted by ICLEI Member Guiyang City of China. The Forum aims at promoting eco-civilization by convening global leaders from government, business, academics, media and civil society. EFG serves as a bridge for inter-governmental and cross-industry cooperation; a window to showcase best practices in building sustainable industries and green cities; a conduit to shape global and regional agenda in green transformation.

Resilient Cities 2019 ：10th Anniversary

6.26 ► 6.28 | Bonn, Germany

In 2010 ICLEI, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn launched Resilient Cities forum on cities and adaptation to climate change. More than 500 participants and beyond 30 partners each year helped make Resilient Cities a milestone event connecting local government leaders and climate adaptation experts to discuss adaptation challenges facing urban environments around the globe. 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the forum.

2019 International Renewable Energy Conference

10.23 ► 10.25 | Seoul, Korea

Initiated at the renewables 2004 conference in Bonn, IREC is a high level political conference series dedicated to renewable energy policy worldwide. Attended by over 4,000 people biennially, the participants will include the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), and energy ministers and industry experts from over 100 countries.

UNFCCC COP25

11.11 ► 11.22 | Chile

ICLEI will participate in COP25 with high level city representatives to help to accelerate the Paris Agreement implementation. As the focal point of local and subnational governments, ICLEI supports cities in positioning themselves as vital partners in shaping and implementing the international architecture and the coordinated efforts of non-Party actors.